Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!twg.com!david From: david@twg.com (David S. Herron) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Censorship on the USENET Message-ID: <8182@gollum.twg.com> Date: 30 Oct 90 00:50:45 GMT References: <1990Oct21.141502.26557@hoss.unl.edu> Reply-To: david@twg.com (David S. Herron) Distribution: comp Organization: The Wollongong Group, Palo Alto, CA Lines: 40 In article sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) writes: >riddle@hoss.unl.edu (Michael H. Riddle) writes: [Them's that gots the gold makes the rules ... ] >I agree with this position, however... > >What if the admins decided they didn't want to carry just >soc.culture.african.american? Or if they decided not to carry any >women's groups. Or perhaps they had LPF influences and wouldn't carry >any groups having to do with Apple computers? > >If I were on that system, I'd be very upset if someone started >deciding what was appropriate for me to read. Especially if we're >talking public funding. So? You don't own that system; the "admin"'s do. They've got the gold, in this case, and therefore get to make the rules. And, by your own admission, you agree with that position. If you don't like it you can use a different system, or get your own. Try to convince me that sites should be forced to carry particular groups, or that some groups are more valid/worthy than others. I don't think you can .. For myself -- certain groups are more valuable than others, and those are the ones I read. Other people have *wildly* different ideas of what's useful. >Sean >-- >*** Sean Casey sean@ms.uky.edu, sean@ukma.bitnet, ukma!sean >*** "When all is said and done, it hardly ever is..." -- <- David Herron, an MMDF & WIN/MHS guy, <- Formerly: David Herron -- NonResident E-Mail Hack <- <- Use the force Wes!